Burlington’s Official Plan: Part I – Introduction

Roland Tanner — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 19:23:31 +0000

The story of Burlington's Official Plan review goes to the heart of how we build a better future in the 905. What does this divisive experience say about local democracy and development in Ontario? What works? What is broken? What needs to change? Over the next several weeks, I hope to shed some light on these questions.

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Episode 6: Who runs our cities? Burlington’s Official Plan and the struggle to control local government.

Joel Macleod — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 11:04:33 +0000

This week we discuss the provincial background to how our cities are run with Zac Spicer, Director of Research at the Institute of Public Administration in Canada. Zac provides a wealth of insight, based on his years as a researcher into Ontario's municipalities, about the background context which shaped how Burlington's controversial OP was written and then rewritten, and how debates in other 905 cities are taking shape.

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Official Plan – The 905er

Burlington’s Official Plan: Part I – Introduction

Episode 6: Who runs our cities? Burlington’s Official Plan and the struggle to control local government.